| “ | He wants blood and death. He wants to kill his entire family. He wants to pay back everyone who was a part of trapping him again. And I don't think he has much care for what the aftermath of that might be. I think he is literally thinking, "I want to do these things and make these people suffer, and I don't really care what happens to me, in the process." What he did by walking [into that wedding] was a suicide mission. He walked into a room of vampires where anything could go wrong. He could have been dead in a second, but he doesn't seem to care. He's so mentally gone, at this point, that he just wants revenge, pure and simple. | ” |
— Chris Wood about Kai on collider.com[1]
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Christopher "Chris" Charles Wood (born April 14, 1988) is an American actor who portrayed Kai Parker in Season Six and Eight of The Vampire Diaries and Season Two of Legacies.
Biography[]
Chris was born in Dublin, Ohio. In 2010, he graduated from Elon University, Elon, North Carolina with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Music Theater. While at Elon, he met and befriended Grant Gustin and been friends since.[2][3]
In 2017, Chirs started dating fellow actress Melissa Benoist. On February 10, 2019, Chris and Melissa announced their engagement on Instagram and married seven months later in early September. On March 5, 2020, they announced that they are expecting their first child.[4] As of September 25, their son, Huxley Robert Wood, is already a few weeks old.[5]
Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Type | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Clerks III | Movie | Auditioner 9 |
| 2021 | Masters of the Universe: Revelation | TV Series | Adam/He-Man |
| 2016-2021 | Supergirl | TV Series | Mon-El |
| 2021 | Snowshoe | Short | Kevin |
| 2020 | Thirtysomething(else) | TV Movie | Leo Steadman |
| 2020 | The Henry Stickmin Collection | Video Game | Carlos Burdt |
| 2020 | Legacies | TV Series | Malachai Parker |
| 2019 | Jay and Silent Bob Reboot | Movie | Blunt-Fan |
| 2017 | The Flash | TV Series | Mon-El/Tommy Moran |
| 2014-2017 | The Vampire Diaries | TV Series | Malachai Parker |
| 2017 | Mercy Street | TV Series | Captain Lance Van Der Berg |
| 2016 | Containment | TV Series | Jake Riley |
| 2016 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | TV Series | Perry Daffodil |
| 2014 | Girls | TV Series | Paul |
| 2013-2014 | The Carrie Diaries | TV Series | Adam Weaver |
| 2013 | Major Crimes | TV Series | Brandon North |
| 2013 | Browsers | TV Movie | Justin |
| 2010 | The Magazine Girl | Short | Devin |
| 2016 | Young Hollywood | TV Series | Himself |
| 2015 | Pop Wrapped TV | TV Series documentary | Himself |
Appearances[]
Awards[]
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV: Villain | The Vampire Diaries | Nominated |
| 2017 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Ship (with Melissa Benoist) |
Supergirl | Nominated |
| Choice Liplock (with Melissa Benoist) |
Nominated | |||
| 2018 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Action TV Actor | Supergirl | Nominated |